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Historical Birthday

16 Mar 1338
Thomas de Beauchamp 12th Earl of Warwick (d. 1401)
16 Mar 1445
Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg Swiss-born preacher (d. 1510)
16 Mar 1581
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft Dutch historian and writer (d. 1647)
16 Mar 1585
Gerbrant A Bredero Holland poetplaywright (Klucht van de Koe)
16 Mar 1609
Michael Franck German composer and baker born in Schleusingen (d. 1667)
16 Mar 1651
Zaccaria Tevo Italian composer born in Piove di Sacco
16 Mar 1654
Andreas Acoluthus German orientalist (d. 1704)
16 Mar 1663
Nicolas Siret French baroque composer and organist born in Troyes (d. 1754)
16 Mar 1687
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover queen consort in Prussia (d. 1757)
16 Mar 1729
Georg W Franz Panzer German vicarlibrarian (Annales typographic)
16 Mar 1739
George Clymer US merchant (signed Declaration of Independence Constitution)
16 Mar 1745
Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow composer
16 Mar 1750
Caroline Herschel German astronomer (comet 35PHerschel-Rigollet) born in Hanover Germany (d. 1848)
16 Mar 1757
Bengt Lidner Swedish poet (Medea Yttersa Domen)
16 Mar 1773
Juan Ramn Balcarce Argentine military leader and politician (d. 1836)
16 Mar 1774
Matthew Flinders English navigatorcartographer (coast Australia)
16 Mar 1776
Johan G Verstolk van Soelen Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs
16 Mar 1789
Georg Ohm German physicist and mathematician (Ohms law) born in Erlangen Bavaria (d. 1854)
16 Mar 1802
George Archibald McCall American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1868)
16 Mar 1805
Peter Ernst von Lasaulx German philosopher and writer (d. 1861)
16 Mar 1812
Henry Dwight Terry American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1869)
16 Mar 1821
Ernest Feydeau French author (Georges Feydeau)
16 Mar 1822
John Pope American Major General (Union Army) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1892)
16 Mar 1822
Rosa Bonheur French landscape painter (Buffalo Bill)
16 Mar 1823
William Henry Monk English composer and organist (Eventide) born in London England (d. 1889)
16 Mar 1832
Charles Camp Doolittle Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteer)
16 Mar 1836
Andrew Smith Hallidie American inventor of the cable car born in London (d. 1900)
16 Mar 1839
Ren F Armand Sully-Prudhomme French poet 1st Nobel winner (1901)
16 Mar 1840
Shibusawa Eiichi Japanese industrialist (d. 1931)
16 Mar 1846
Gsta Mittag-Leffler Swedish mathematician (d. 1927)
16 Mar 1849
James E Smith became father at 100 with woman 64 years younger
16 Mar 1851
Martinus Beijerinck Dutch microbiologist and botanist (d. 1931)
16 Mar 1856
Napolon IV Prince Imperial Head of the House of Bonaparte (1873-79) born in Paris French Empire (d. 1879)
16 Mar 1857
Charles Harding Firth British historian (d. 1936)
16 Mar 1859
Alexander Stepanovich Popov Russian physicist (d. 1906)
16 Mar 1865
Patsy Donovan Irish-American baseball player (d. 1953)
16 Mar 1876
Charles Halton British stage actor (Dr Cyclops Tugboat Annie Sails Again) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1959)
16 Mar 1878
Clemens A Graaf von Galen cardinalbishop of Munsteranti-nazi
16 Mar 1878
Henry B Walthall American actor (The Birth of a Nation Klondike) born in Shelby City Alabama (d. 1936)
16 Mar 1884
Harrison Ford American silent screen actor (Rubber Tires Vanity Fair Love In High Gear) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1957)
16 Mar 1885
Giacomo Benvenuti Italian composer born in Toscolano Italy (d. 1943)
16 Mar 1885
Sydney Chaplin [Hawkes] British actor (Limelight) half brother and manager of Charlie Chaplin born in London England (d. 1965)
16 Mar 1889
Reggie Walker South African athlete (d. 1951)
16 Mar 1890
Solomon Mikhoels Soviet actor and chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (d. 1948)
16 Mar 1892
Caesar Vallejo PeruvianFrench poet (Los Heraldos Negros)
16 Mar 1892
James Petrillo leader of the U.S. musicians union (d. 1984)
16 Mar 1893
Isobel Elsom British actress (My Fair Lady Love From a Stranger) born in Cambridge Cambridgeshire England (d. 1981)
16 Mar 1897
Conrad Nagel American actor (All That Heaven Allows Celebrity Time) born in Keokuk Iowa (d. 1970)
16 Mar 1901
Edward Pawley American actor (Angels with Dirty Faces) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1988)
16 Mar 1902
Lucie Rie Austrian-born British potter born in Vienna (d. 1995)
16 Mar 1903
Mike Mansfield American politician (Sen-D-Montana 1953-77) majority whip born in New York City (d. 2001)
16 Mar 1903
Morgan Conway American actor (Dick Tracy Brother Orchid) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1981)
16 Mar 1903
Nikolai Lopatnikoff Revel Estonia composer (Variaioni Concertanto)
16 Mar 1904
Clive Morton British actor (Goodbye Mr Chips Moonraker) born in London England (d. 1975)
16 Mar 1905
Elisabeth Flickenschildt German actress born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1977)
16 Mar 1906
Francisco Ayala Spanish writer born in Granada Spain (d. 2009)
16 Mar 1906
Henny Youngman American comedian and violinist (Take my wife ... please) born in London England (d. 1998)
16 Mar 1908
Robert Rossen directorwriter (Hustler All the Kings Men Mambo)
16 Mar 1910
Aladr Gerevich Hungarian fencer (7 Olympic gold 1932 36 48 52 56 60) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1991)
16 Mar 1910
Iftikhar Ali Khan cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi England & India)
16 Mar 1910
Martijn Lijnema boerresistance fighter (WWII)
16 Mar 1910
Norman Wooland British character actor (Ivanhoe Quo Vadis Hamlet) born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 1989)
16 Mar 1911
Dr. Josef Mengele German accused Nazi war criminal (d. 1979)
16 Mar 1912
Patricia Nixon [Thelma Catherine] Ely Nevada 1st lady (1968-74)
16 Mar 1916
Lloyd McBride union president (United Steelworkers)
16 Mar 1916
Mercedes McCambridge American actress (All the Kings Men The Exorcist Giant) born in Joliet Illinois (d. 2004)
16 Mar 1919
Erno Kiraly Yugoslavian composer born in Subotica
16 Mar 1920
John Addison English composer (Tom Jones-Acad Award) born in Surrey England (d. 1998)
16 Mar 1920
Reginald Leo McKern Australian actor (Blue Lagoon Help Mouse that Roared) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 2001)
16 Mar 1920
Percy Mansell cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder in 13 Tests for South Africa)
16 Mar 1920
Traudl Junge German secretary to Adolf Hitler born in Munich (d. 2002)
16 Mar 1921
Anne Truitt [Anne Dean] American sculptor born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2004)
16 Mar 1921
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud King of Saudi Arabia (1982-2005) born in Riyadh Sultanate of Nejd (d. 2005)
16 Mar 1922
Harding Lemay American writer (Another World) born in North Bangor New York
16 Mar 1923
George Bean cricketer (92 runs in 3 Tests for Eng v Aust)
16 Mar 1925
Cornell Borchers German actress (The Big Lift Floodtide Istanbul) born in ilut Lithuania (d. 2014)
16 Mar 1925
Luis E. Miramontes Mexican chemist co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill (d. 2004)
16 Mar 1926
Charles Goodell American politician (d. 1987)
16 Mar 1927
Daniel Patrick Moynihan US ambassador to UN(Sen-D-NY 1977- )
16 Mar 1927
Karlheinz Boehm Austrian actor (Face of Fear Peeping Tom Unnatural) born in Darmstadt Austria (d. 2014)
16 Mar 1927
Olga San Juan American actress dancer and comedian (Variety Girl 1 Touch of Venus) born in NYC New York (d. 2009)
16 Mar 1927
Vladimir M Komarov cosmonaut (Voshkod I Soyuz 1) born in Moscow Russia
16 Mar 1928
Christa Ludwig soprano (Vienna State Opera) born in Berlin Germany
16 Mar 1928
Ramon Barce Spanish composer born in Madrid (d. 2008)
16 Mar 1929
Edwin London American composer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
16 Mar 1929
Nadja Tiller Austrian actress (Ich suche Dich Rosemary) and Miss Austria (1949) born in Vienna Austria
16 Mar 1930
Minoru Miky Japanese composer for traditional Japanese instruments born in Tokushima (d. 2011)
16 Mar 1931
Betty Johnson American pop and cabaret singer (Jack Paar Show I Dreamed) born in Guilford County North Carolina
16 Mar 1931
Don Richard Carpenter American writer (Hard Rain Falling) born in Berkeley California (d. 1995)
16 Mar 1932
Ronnie Walter Cunningham Col USMCastronaut (Apollo 7) born in Creston Iowa
16 Mar 1933
Sandy Weill American financier and philanthropist
16 Mar 1934
Ray Hnatyshyn Governor-General of Canada (d. 2002)
16 Mar 1936
Thelma Hopkins England high jumper (Olympic silver 1956)
16 Mar 1936
Frederick Fred Neil American folk singer-songwriter and dolphin conservationist (Everybodys Talkin) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2001)
16 Mar 1937
Constana Capdeville Porteguese pianist and composer born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1992)
16 Mar 1937
David Del Tredici American composer and pioneer of the Neo-Romantic movement (1980 Pulitzer) born in Cloverdale California
16 Mar 1937
Amos Tversky Israeli cognitive and mathematical psychologist born in Haifa Mandatory Palestine (d. 1996)
16 Mar 1940
Chuck Woolery Ky TV game show host (Love Connection)
16 Mar 1940
Jan Schaefer Dutch asst secretary of state (PvdA)
16 Mar 1940
Keith Rowe English guitarist (AMM) and painter
16 Mar 1941
Robert Gu ruler of Cte dIvoire (d. 2002)
16 Mar 1942
Jerry Jeff Walker [Ronald Clyde Crosby] American country music singer and songwriter (Mr Bojangles) born in Oneonta New York
16 Mar 1942
Roger Crozier Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1996)
16 Mar 1943
Ursula Goodenough American biologicst Evolutionary Scholar author and educator born in NYC New York
16 Mar 1948
Margaret [Edith] Weis American sci-fi author (Dragons of Spring Dawning)
16 Mar 1948
Michael Bruce rockeractor (Rudy-Rainbow Drive)
16 Mar 1948
Michael Owen Bruce American rock musician (Alice Cooper) born in Kansas
16 Mar 1949
Erik Estrada actor (CHiPs) born in NYC New York
16 Mar 1949
Bertha Knox Gilkey welfare & tenament rights for urban women
16 Mar 1949
Victor Garber actor (Days & Nights of Molly Dodd) born in Montreal Quebec
16 Mar 1951
Kate Nelligan actress (Bethune Eye of the Needle) born in London Ontario
16 Mar 1951
Ray Benson country singer (House of Blue Lights) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
16 Mar 1951
Ritchie Teeter American drummer (The Dictators Twisted Sister) (d. 2012)
16 Mar 1953
Isabelle Huppert French actress (The Piano Teacher) born in Paris
16 Mar 1953
Richard Stallman American free software activist
16 Mar 1954
Dav Whatmore cricketer (Colombo Aust bat 1979 Sri Lanka coach 1995-)
16 Mar 1954
Hollis Stacy American golfer (US Open 1977-78 84) born in Savannah Georgia
16 Mar 1954
Jimmy Nail singeractor (Evita Spender Howling II)
16 Mar 1954
Nancy Wilson rock guitarist (Heart-Never What about Love) born in San Francisco California
16 Mar 1954
Colin Ireland Kent England serial killer (Gay Slayer Coleherne killer) (d. 2012)
16 Mar 1956
Ozzie Newsome NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns)
16 Mar 1958
Kate Worley American comic book writer (d. 2004)
16 Mar 1959
Michael J Bloomfield Major USAFastronaut (STS 86) born in Flint Michigan
16 Mar 1959
Stan Thorn singer (Shenandoah-Sunday in the South) born in Kenosha Wisconsin
16 Mar 1959
Jens Stoltenberg Norwegian politician and former Prime Minister of Norway (2000-1 2005-13) born in Oslo Norway
16 Mar 1960
Jenny Eclair [Hargreaves] British comedienne author and actress (Grumpy Old Women Loose Women) born in Kuala Lumpur Federation of Malaya
16 Mar 1961
Mel Gray NFL wide receiverkick returner (HoustonTennessee Oilers)
16 Mar 1963
Phung Vuong murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) born in Saigon Vietnam
16 Mar 1965
Cindy Brown American basketball player (Olympic gold 1988)
16 Mar 1965
Mark Carney Canadian economist Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the G20s Financial Stability Board born in Fort Smith Canada
16 Mar 1966
Catarina Pollini WNBA forward (Houston Comets)
16 Mar 1966
David Nascimento soccer player (Roda JCFC Utrecht)
16 Mar 1966
Rodney Peete NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles)
16 Mar 1967
Lauren Graham American actress and author (Gilmore Girls Parenthood) born in Honolulu Hawaii
16 Mar 1967
Dan Owens NFL defensive tackle (Atlanta Falcons Detroit Lions)
16 Mar 1968
Jason van Blerk Australian soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles) born in Sydney Australia
16 Mar 1969
Ottis Gibson cricketer (Barbados fast bowler WI 1995)
16 Mar 1969
Pat Harlow NFL tackle (NE Patriots Oakland Raiders)
16 Mar 1969
Steve Israel NFL cornerback (SF 49ers New England Patriots)
16 Mar 1970
Kelli James Medford NJ field hockey forward (Olympics 1996)
16 Mar 1971
Eric Ravotti NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
16 Mar 1974
Heath Streak cricketer (Zimbabwean pace bowler 1993-)
16 Mar 1974
Lamont Burns American NFL guard (NY Jets) born in Greensboro North Carolina
16 Mar 1975
Sienna Guillory English actress (Jill Valentine-Resident Evil) born in Kettering England
16 Mar 1976
Abraham Nez Dominican baseball player
16 Mar 1739
George Clymer American merchant (signed US Declaration of Independence Constitution)
16 Mar 1882
Jim Lightbody American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1500m 2590m Steeplechase 1904) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1953)
16 Mar 1910
Andrew Miller-Jones British TV pioneer (Picture Page Dressing Up) born in London England (d. 1994)
16 Mar 1930
Don Perry Canadian NHL coach (LA Kings 1982-84) born in Edmonton Alberta (d. 2019)
16 Mar 1952
Graham Cole [Graham Coleman-Smith] English actor (The Bill) born in London England
16 Mar 1964
Patty Griffin American singer and songwriter (Downtown Church) born in Old Town Maine
16 Mar 1971
Greg Johnson Canadian hockey center (Nashville Predators captain 2002-06) born in Thunder Bay Ontario (d. 2019)
16 Mar 1609
Michael Franck German composer poet and baker born in Schleusingen (d. 1667) [1]
16 Mar 1851
Martinus Beijerinck Dutch microbiologist and botanist (1st to coin the name virus) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1931)
16 Mar 1885
Sydney Chaplin [Hawkes] British actor half brother and manager of Charlie Chaplin born in London England (d. 1965)
16 Mar 1889
Reggie Walker South African athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1908) born in Durban South Africa (d. 1951)
16 Mar 1901
Potti Sreeramulu Indian revolutionary known as the Father of Andhra for conducting a 56 day hunger strike in support of a separate Telugu-speaking state born in Nellore District Madras British India (d. 1952)
16 Mar 1906
Lloyd Waner American Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder (MLB All Star 1938 batting average over .300 x 10 Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Harrah Oklahoma (d. 1982)
16 Mar 1912
Patricia Nixon [Thelma Catherine] Ely Nevada 1st lady (1968-74)
16 Mar 1918
Howard Boatwright American composer and violinist born in Newport News Virginia (d. 1999)
16 Mar 1920
Reginald Leo McKern Australian actor (Blue Lagoon Help Mouse that Roared) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 2002)
16 Mar 1927
Vladimir Komarov Soviet cosmonaut (Voshkod I Soyuz 1) and the 1st human to die in a space flight born in Moscow Russia Soviet Union (d. 1967)
16 Mar 1947
Ramzan Paskayev Chechen accordionist and folk musician born in Taraz Kazakhstan
16 Mar 1958
Kate Worley American comic book writer (Omaha the Cat Dancer) born in Belleville Illinois (d. 2004)
16 Mar 1963
Doug Grisby American soul music bassist composer and producer (Patti LaBelle Teena Marie) born in Queens New York (d. 2021)
16 Mar 1973
Zef Eisenberg British ultra-speed racer (worlds fastest motorbike on sand 201.5mph fastest wheel powered vehicle 210.33mph) and founder Maximuscle born in London England (d. 2020)
16 Mar 1822
Marie-Rosalie Rosa Bonheur French animalire painter (The Horse Fair Buffalo Bill) and sculptor born in Bordeaux France (d. 1899)
16 Mar 1865
Patsy Donovan Irish-American baseball outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals) and manager (Pittsburgh St. Louis Washington Sens Brooklyn Superbas Boston RS) born in Queenstown Ireland (d. 1953)
16 Mar 1903
Nikolai Lopatnikoff Estonian-American composer (Variazioni Concertanti) born in Reval Russian Empire (now Tallinn Estonia) (d. 1976)
16 Mar 1920
John Addison British Academy and BAFTA Award-winning film score composer (Tom Jones A Bridge Too Far Centennial) born in Surrey England (d. 1998)
16 Mar 1920
Sid Fleischman American author and screenplay writer (The Whipping Boy Blood Alley The Abracadabra Kid) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2010)
16 Mar 1928
Christa Ludwig German soprano (Vienna State Opera 1955-94 Metropolitan Opera 1959-93) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2021)
16 Mar 1928
Wakanohana Kanji I Japanese sumo wrestler (45th Yokozuna 10 x top division titles) born in Hirosaki Japan (d. 2010)
16 Mar 1929
Edwin London American horn player conductor (Cleveland Chamber Orchestra Ineluctable Modality Choir) and composer (Dream Thing on Biblical Episodes) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
16 Mar 1934
Howard Schnellenberger American football coach (National Cship Uni of Miami 1983 Uni of Oklahoma Uni of Louisville Florida Atlantic Uni Baltimore Colts) born in Saint Meinrad Indiana (d. 2021)
16 Mar 1937
David Del Tredici American pianist Neo-Romantic composer and 1980 Pulitzer winner (In Memory of a Summer Day) born in Cloverdale California
16 Mar 1948
Michael Bruce American rock guitarist and keyboard player (Alice Cooper 1969-73) born in Arizona
16 Mar 1951
Ray Benson American country singer (House of Blue Lights) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
16 Mar 1951
Ritchie Teeter American drummer (The Dictators 1976-79 Twisted Sister 1980-81) (d. 2012)
16 Mar 1954
Dav Whatmore Australian cricket batsman (7 Tests 2 x 50s Victoria) and coach (Sri Lanka Bangladesh Pakistan) born in Colombo Sri Lanka
16 Mar 1954
Hollis Stacy American golfer (US Open 1977-78 84) born in Savannah Georgia
16 Mar 1954
Nancy Wilson rock guitarist (Heart - Baracuda What About Love) born in San Francisco California
16 Mar 1956
Vladimr Godr Slovak contemporary classical music and film music composer born in Bratislava Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
16 Mar 1959
Michael J Bloomfield American USAF Major USAF and NASA astronaut (STS 86) born in Flint Michigan
16 Mar 1959
Stan Thorn American country singer (Shenandoah - Sunday in the South) born in Kenosha Wisconsin
16 Mar 1960
Duane Sutter Canadian NHL right wing 1979-90 (New York Islanders Chicago Blackhawks) and coach 2000-02 (Florida Panthers) born in Viking Alberta
16 Mar 1964
Gore Verbinski American movie director ( Pirates of the Caribbean films Rango) born in Oak Ridge Tennessee
16 Mar 1971
Alan Tudyk American actor (Firefly Suburgatory0 born in El Paso Texas
16 Mar 1971
Greg Johnson Canadian NHL hockey center 1994-2006 (Detroit Red Wings Nashville Predators (captain 2002-06) and 2 other teams) born in Thunder Bay Ontario (d. 2019)
16 Mar 1585
Gerbrant A Bredero Dutch poet and playwright (Klucht van de Koe) born in Amsterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1618)
16 Mar 1634
Madame de La Fayette [Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne] French novelist (La Princesse de Clves -1st historical novel in French) born in Paris France (d. 1693)
16 Mar 1651
Zaccaria Tevo Italian Franciscan friar and composer born in Piove di Sacco (d. after May 1709)
16 Mar 1739
George Clymer American merchant and Founding Father (signed US Declaration of Independence and US Constitution) born in Philadelphia British America (d. 1813)
16 Mar 1745
Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow German composer born in Hamburg (d. 1833)
16 Mar 1757
Bengt Lidner Swedish poet (Medea Yttersa Domen) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1793)
16 Mar 1776
Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1845)
16 Mar 1814
Guildo Alary Italian-born French composer born in Mantua (d. 1891)
16 Mar 1821
Ernest Feydeau French author friend of Flaubert (Fanny) born in Paris France (d. 1873)
16 Mar 1832
Charles Doolittle American general (Union volunteer) born in Burlington Vermont (d. 1903)
16 Mar 1839
Sully Prudhomme French poet (1st Nobel Prize for Literature winner 1901) born in Paris France (d. 1907)
16 Mar 1849
James E. Smith American minister and oldest new father known to medicine at 102 with a woman 64 years younger born in Williamsburg Virginia [1]
16 Mar 1857
Charles Harding Firth British historian born in Ecclesall Sheffield England (d. 1936)
16 Mar 1858
Bud Fowler American Baseball HOF executive (earliest known African-American player in organized pro baseball) born in Fort Plain New York (d. 1913)
16 Mar 1873
Hippolyte Daeye Belgium (Sereniteit) (d. 1952)
16 Mar 1878
Clemens August Graaf von Galen German Catholic Bishop of Mnster (led opposition to Nazism especially T4 extermination program) born in Drinklage Germany (d. 1946)
16 Mar 1892
Caesar Vallejo Peruvian-French poet (Los Heraldos Negros) born in Santiago de Chuco Peru (d. 1938)
16 Mar 1908
Robert Rossen American film director and screenwriter (The Hustler All the Kings Men Mambo) born in New York City (d. 1966)
16 Mar 1910
I. A. K. Pataudi Indian cricket batsman (3 Tests England 3 India 1 x 100 Oxford University CC Worcestershire CCC Southern Punjab) born in Pataudi India (d. 1952)
16 Mar 1911
Pierre Harmel Belgian politician and Prime Minister of Belgium (1965-66) born in Uccle Belgium (d. 2009)
16 Mar 1912
(Thelma Catherine) Pat Nixon [ne Ryan] American First Lady (1969-74) born in Ely Nevada (d. 1993)
16 Mar 1916
Lloyd McBride American labor leader (President of United Steelworkers) born in Farmington Missouri (d. 1983) [1]
16 Mar 1918
Aldo van Eyck Dutch architect (City Hall) born in Driebergen Netherlands (d. 1999)
16 Mar 1919
Ern Kirly Yugoslavian composer and ethnomusicologist born in Subotica Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2007)
16 Mar 1924
Beryl Davis British-American cabaret and big band singer (Quintette du Hot Club de France Glenn Millers US Army Air Force Orchestra) born Plymouth England (d. 2011)
16 Mar 1931
Betty Johnson American pop and cabaret singer (Jack Paar Show I Dreamed) born in Guilford County North Carolina (d. 2022)
16 Mar 1932
Walter Cunningham American astronaut (Apollo 7) born in Creston Iowa (d. 2023)
16 Mar 1935
Teresa Berganza Spanish mezzo-soprano (Rossini) born in Madrid Spain (d. 2022)
16 Mar 1936
Fred Neil [Morlock] American songwriter folk singer guitarist (Everybodys Talkin Candy Man) and conservationist (Dolphin Project) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2001)
16 Mar 1951
Ray Benson [Seifert] American Western swing singer-songwriter and record producer (Asleep at the Wheel) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
16 Mar 1954
Mikls Csemiczky Hungarian contemporary classical and electronic music composer born in Budapest Hungary
16 Mar 1959
Jens Stoltenberg Norwegian politician (Prime Minister of Norway 2000-1 2005-13) born in Oslo Norway
16 Mar 1964
Gore Verbinski American movie director (Pirates of the Caribbean films Rango) born in Oak Ridge Tennessee
16 Mar 1969
Judah Friedlander American comedian and actor (30 Rock - Frank American Splendor) born in Gaithersburg Maryland
16 Mar 1399
Xuande 5th Ming Emperor of China (1425-35) born in Beijing China (d. 1435)
16 Mar 1609
Michael Franck German composer poet. and baker born in Schleusingen Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1667) [1]
16 Mar 1651
Zaccaria Tevo Italian Franciscan friar and composer born in Piove di Sacco Republic of Venice (d. after May 1709)
16 Mar 1663
Nicolas Siret French baroque composer and organist born in Troyes France (d. 1754)
16 Mar 1745
Johann Wilhelm Cornelius von Konigslow German composer born in Hamburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1833)
16 Mar 1814
Guildo Alary Italian-born French composer born in Mantua (Napoleonic) Kingdom of Italy (d. 1891)
16 Mar 1839
John Butler Yeats Irish painter and father of W.B. Yeats born in Lawrencetown County Down Ireland (d. 1922)
16 Mar 1892
James Petrillo American labor leader (American Federation of Musicians president 1940-58) and radio orchestra music director (WBBM Chicago) born in Chicago Illinois d. 1984)
16 Mar 1916
Virginia Gregg American radio and screen actress singer and double bassist born in Harrisburg Illinois (d. 1986)
16 Mar 1920
Percy Mansell Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (13 Tests South Africa 11 wickets 2 x 50 Rhodesia) born in St Georges Shropshire England (d. 1995)
16 Mar 1922
Geoffrey Freeman Allen English railway writer born in England (d. 1995)
16 Mar 1922
Harding Lemay American writer (head writer for soap Another World) born in North Bangor New York (d. 2018)
16 Mar 1924
Beryl Davis British-American cabaret and big band singer (Quintette du Hot Club de France Glenn Millers US Army Air Force Orchestra) born in Plymouth England (d. 2011)
16 Mar 1927
(Reuben) Ruby Braff American jazz trumpeter and cornetist born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2003)
16 Mar 1927
Karlheinz Boehm Austrian actor (Face of Fear Peeping Tom Unnatural) born in Darmstadt Germany (d. 2014)
16 Mar 1927
Olga San Juan American actress dancer and comedian (Variety Girl 1 Touch of Venus) born in New York City (d. 2009)
16 Mar 1928
Ramon Barce Spanish composer born in Madrid Spain (d. 2008)
16 Mar 1930
Don Perry Canadian ice hockey coach (LA Kings 1982-84) born in Edmonton Alberta (d. 2019)
16 Mar 1930
Minoru Miky Japanese composer for traditional Japanese instruments born in Tokushima Japan (d. 2011)
16 Mar 1936
Raymond Damadian American physician and inventor of the MRI scanning machine born in New York City (d. 2022) [1]
16 Mar 1936
Thelma Hopkins Northern Irish high jumper (world record 1956 Olympic silver 1956) born in Kingston upon Hull England
16 Mar 1937
David Del Tredici American pianist Neo-Romantic composer and 1980 Pulitzer Prize winner (In Memory of a Summer Day) born in Cloverdale California (d. 2023) [1]
16 Mar 1940
Keith Rowe English improvisational tabletop guitarist (AMM M.I.M.E.O.) and painter born in Plymouth England
16 Mar 1941
Robert Gu Military ruler and President of the Ivory Coast (1999-2001) born in Kabakouma Man Department French West Africa (d. 2002)
16 Mar 1942
Jerry Jeff Walker [Ronald Clyde Crosby] American country music singer and songwriter (Mr. Bojangles) born in Oneonta New York (d. 2020)
16 Mar 1943
Ursula Goodenough American biologicst Evolutionary Scholar author and educator born in New York City
16 Mar 1946
Hubert Soudant Dutch conductor (Utrecht Symphony. 1974-80 LOrchestre National des Pays de la Loire 19942004 Tokyo Symphony 2004-14) born in Maastricht Netherlands
16 Mar 1948
Margaret Weis American sci-fi and fantasy author (Dragons of Spring Dawning) born in Independence Missouri
16 Mar 1948
Stuart Saunders Smith American contemporary classical composer and percussionist (Links Good Night) born in Portland Maine
16 Mar 1949
Elliott Murphy American singer-songwriter (Aquashow) and author born in Rockville Centre New York
16 Mar 1949
Erik Estrada actor (CHiPs) born in New York City
16 Mar 1951
Ritchie Teeter American drummer (The Dictators 1976-79 Twisted Sister 1980-81) born in the USA (d. 2012)
16 Mar 1954
Jimmy Nail [Bradford] English actor and television producer screenwriter (Evita Spender Howling II) and singer-songwriter (Aint No Doubt Crocodile Shoes) born in Newcastle upon Tyne
16 Mar 1963
Jimmy Degrasso American hard rock and heavy metal session and touring drummer (Megadeth 1998-2002 Ratt. 2014-17) born in Bethlehem Pennsylvania
16 Mar 1971
Alan Tudyk American actor (Firefly Suburgatory0 born in El Paso Texas
16 Mar 1585
Gerbrant Bredero Dutch poet and playwright (Klucht van de Koe) born in Amsterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1618)
16 Mar 1839
Sully Prudhomme French poet and the 1st winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1901 born in Paris (d. 1907)
16 Mar 1892
Csar Vallejo Peruvian-French poet and novelist (Los Heraldos Negros Trilce Russia in 1931) born in Santiago de Chuco Peru (d. 1938)
16 Mar 1892
James Petrillo American labor leader (American Federation of Musicians president 1940-58) and radio orchestra music director (WBBM Chicago) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1984)
16 Mar 1893
Isobel Elsom British actress (My Fair Lady Love From a Stranger) born in Cambridge England (d. 1981)
16 Mar 1920
Dorothea Binz German Nazi war criminal executed for crimes at Ravensbrck concentration camp born in Frsterei Dusterlake Germany (d. 1947)
16 Mar 1925
Luis E. Miramontes Mexican chemist and co-inventor of the combined oral contraceptive pill born in Tepic Nayarit Mexico (d. 2004)
16 Mar 1927
Daniel Patrick Moynihan American politician (US Senator from New York (D) 1977-2001) and diplomat (US ambassador to UN 1975-79 US Ambassador to India 1973-75) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 2003)
16 Mar 1929
Nadja Tiller Austrian actress (Ich suche Dich Rosemary) and beauty queen (Miss Austria 1949) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2023)
16 Mar 1934
Howard Schnellenberger American football coach (National Cship University of Miami 1983 University of Oklahoma Uni of Louisville Florida Atlantic University Baltimore Colts) born in Saint Meinrad Indiana (d. 2021)
16 Mar 1934
Ray Hnatyshyn Canadian lawyer 24th Governor General of Canada (1990-95) born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan (d. 2002)
16 Mar 1936
Thelma Hopkins Irish athlete (High jump WR 1.74m 1956 Olympic silver 1956) born in Kingston upon Hull England (d. 2025)
16 Mar 1939
Carlos Bilardo Argentinian football player and manager for Argentina (1986 FIFA World Cup) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
16 Mar 1940
Chuck Woolery American TV game show host (Love Connection 1983-94 Wheel of Fortune 1975-81) radio host and country singer born in Ashland Kentucky (d. 2024)
16 Mar 1949
Bertha Gilkey American activist for public housing tenant rights born in Round Pound Arkansas (d. 2014)
16 Mar 1954
Colin Ireland British serial killer known as the Gay Slaye and the Coleherne killer born in Dartford Kent England (d. 2012)
16 Mar 1955
Jiro Watanabe Japanese boxer WBC super-flyweight champion (1982-86) born in Okayama Japan
16 Mar 1956
Ozzie Newsome American NFL tight end (Cleveland Browns) and football executive born in Muscle Shoals Alabama
16 Mar 1956
Rosanna Flamer-Caldera Sri Lankan LGBT activist founder of Equal Ground born in Sri Lanka [1]
16 Mar 1957
Pearl Moore American basketball WBL player (NY Stars) born in Florence South Carolina
16 Mar 1966
Catarina Pollini Italian European and WNBA basketball forward (Houston Comets - 1997 12 x Italian League Champion) born in Vicenza Italy
16 Mar 1971
Alan Tudyk American actor (Firefly Suburgatory) born in El Paso Texas
16 Mar 1971
Tim Brasher Australian rugby league outside back (16 Tests NSW 21 games Balmain RLFC 185 games) born in Sydney Australia
16 Mar 1973
Brant Bjork American rock drummer (Kyuss) and guitarist (Stoner) born in Redlands California
16 Mar 1974
Heath Streak Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests 1 x 100 11 x 50 HS 127no 216 wickets BB 673 Matabeleland Hampshire CCC Warwickshire CCC) born in Bulawayo Zimbabwe (d. 2023)
16 Mar 1976
Blu Cantrell [Tiffany Cobb] American singer-songwriter (Hit Em Up Style (Oops) Breathe) born in Providence Rhode Island
16 Mar 1979
dison Mndez Ecuadorian soccer midfielder (111 caps Deportivo Quito LDU Quito PSV) born in Ibarra Ecuador
16 Mar 1979
Leena Peisa Finnish hard rock and heavy metal keyboardist (Lordi Sampsa Astala & Qma) born in Vantaa Finland
16 Mar 1980
Todd Heap American football tight end (Second-team All-Pro 2003 Pro Bowl 2002 03 Baltimore Ravens Arizona Cardinals) born in Mesa Arizona
16 Mar 1981
Alma Pysti Finnish actress (Fallen Leaves) born in Helsinki Finland
16 Mar 1981
Danny Brown [Sewell] American rapper born in Detroit Michigan
16 Mar 1985
Colin OBrady American athlete and adventurer first to cross Antarctica solo unassisted born in Olympia Washington
16 Mar 1338
Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl of Warwick English medieval nobleman and primary opponent of Richard II born in England (d. 1401)
16 Mar 1445
Johann Geiler von Kaisersberg prominent Swiss Protestant preacher born in Schaffhausen Switzerland (d. 1510)
16 Mar 1473
Henry IV Duke of Saxony from the House of Wettin born in Dresden Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1541)
16 Mar 1581
Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft Dutch historian poet and playwright (Grandida Nederduytsche Historin History of the Netherlands) born in Amsterdam Dutch Republic (d. 1647) [1]
16 Mar 1631
Ren Le Bossu French literary critic (Monsieur Bossus Treatise of the Epick Poem) born in Paris Kingdom of France (d. 1680) [1] [2]
16 Mar 1654
Andreas Acoluthus German orientalist and professor of theology born in Bernstadt Germany (d. 1704)
16 Mar 1687
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover Queen consort in Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg (1713-40) born in Hanover Principality of Calenberg (d. 1757)
16 Mar 1750
Caroline Herschel German-British pioneering female astronomer (discovered comet 35PHerschel-Rigolle) and first elected female Honorary Members of the Royal Astronomical Society born in Hanover Holy Roman Empire (d. 1848)
16 Mar 1766
Jean-Frdric Waldeck French explorer lithographer and cartographer born in Prague Czechia (d. 1875)
16 Mar 1773
Juan Ramn Balcarce Argentine military leader and politician born in Argentina (d. 1836)
16 Mar 1794
Ami Bou French Huguenot geologist considered to be one of the first producers of a geological map of the world born in Hamburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1881)
16 Mar 1800
Nink [Ayahito] 120th Emperor of Japan (1817-46) born in Japan (d. 1846)
16 Mar 1805
Ernst von Lasaulx German philologist and politician born in Koblenz Holy Roman Empire (d. 1861)
16 Mar 1834
James Hector Scottish-New Zealand geologist naturalist and surgeon born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1907)
16 Mar 1840
Shibusawa Eiichi Japanese industrialist widely known as the father of Japanese capitalism born in Musashi Province Japan (d. 1931)
16 Mar 1846
Magnus Gsta Mittag-Leffler Swedish mathematician and founder of Acta Mathematica born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1927) [1]
16 Mar 1859
Alexander Popov Russian physicist and one of the first inventors of a radio receiving device born in Turyinskiye Rudniki Russian Empire (d. 1906)
16 Mar 1869
F. A. Forbes pen name of Mother Frances Alice Monica Forbes Scottish religious author born in Scotland (d. 1936)
16 Mar 1873
Hippolyte Daeye Belgian expressionist painter born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1952)
16 Mar 1883
Ethel Anderson Australian poet essayist novelist and painter born in Leamington England (d. 1958)
16 Mar 1911
Dr. Josef Mengele German SS captain and chief camp physician at Auschwitz known as the Angel of Death born in Gnzburg Germany (d. 1979) [1]
16 Mar 1911
Marion Byron American actress (Steamboat Bill Jr Broadway Babies) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1985)
16 Mar 1917
Samael Aun Weor [Vctor Manuel Gmez Rodrguez] Colombian author of books on esoteric spirituality and founder of the Gnostic Movement born in Bogot Colombia (d. 1977) [1] [2]
16 Mar 1921
Donald Kendall American businessman and chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola (1963-86) born in Sequim Washington (d. 2020)
16 Mar 1922
John H. Luckadoo American WW pilot and member of the Bloody 100th Bombardment Group born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2025) [1]
16 Mar 1926
Charles Goodell American lawyer and politician (US Representative for New York (R) 1959-68 US Senator 1968-71) born in Jamestown New York (d. 1987)
16 Mar 1929
Bruce Crawford American advertising executive and arts patron (general manager of the Metropolitan Opera 1986-89 chairman of the Lincoln Center 2002-05) born in West Bridgewater Massachusetts (d. 2025) [1]
16 Mar 1931
Irene Champlin American actress (Dale Arden in Flash Gordon) born in Waurika Oklahoma (d. 1990)
16 Mar 1933
Sandy Weill American financier philanthropist and CEO and chair of Citigroup (1998-2006) born in Bensonhurst New York City [1] [2]
16 Mar 1934
Sir Roger Norrington British conductor (Kent Opera 1969-84 the London Classical Players 1978-97 Orchestra of St. Lukes. 1990-94 Stuttgart Radio Symphony 1998-2011) born in Oxford England (d. 2025) [1]
16 Mar 1938
Andrew Osmond British diplomat novelist and publisher (Private Eye magazine) born in Barnoldby-le-Beck Lincolnshire England (d. 1999)
16 Mar 1943
David Briggs American session and touring keyboardist arranger (Elvis Presley 1966-77) composer and studio owner born in Killen Alabama (d. 2025)
16 Mar 1946
Michael Basman English International Chess Master and author (The Killer Grob Chess for Beginners) born in London (d. 2022)
16 Mar 1952
Philippe Kahn French-American engineer innovator and entrepreneur who created the first camera phone in 1997 (CEO Borland 1983-1995) born in Paris France [1]
16 Mar 1953
Richard Stallman American free software movement activist and founder of the Free Software Foundation (1983) born in New York City [1]
16 Mar 1977
Dnal g Cusack Irish hurler and hurling coach (Dnal g Cusack Come What May The Autobiography) born in Cloyne Ireland [1] [2]
16 Mar 1979
Rashad Moore American National Football League player born in Huntsville Alabama
16 Mar 1985
Nicole Trunfio Australian supermodel (Valentino SS04 Gucci SS04) born in Merredin Australia
16 Mar 1986
Alexandra Daddario American actress (Percy Jackson films White Lotus Mayfair Witches) born in New York City
16 Mar 1989
Blake Griffin American basketball forward (6 x NBA All-Star 5 x All-NBA NBA Rookie of the Year 2011 LA Clippers Detroit Pistons Brooklyn Nets Boston Celtics) born in Oklahoma City
16 Mar 1989
Gabriel Attal French politician (Frances youngest and 1st openly gay Prime Minister) born in Clamart France
16 Mar 1989
Theo Walcott English soccer forward (47 caps Arsenal 270 games) born in Stanmore England
16 Mar 1991
Chris Boswell American NFL placekicker (Pittsburgh Steelers 2x Pro Bowl) current most accurate field goal kicker in NFL history (50 yards or more) born in Fort Worth Texas
16 Mar 1991
Wolfgang Van Halen American rock bassist son of guitarist Eddie Van Halen and actress Valerie Bertinelli born in Santa Monica California
16 Mar 1992
Diego Calva Mexican actor (Babylon On Swift Horses) born in Mexico City
16 Mar 1994
Sierra McClain American actress (Sierra James-Daddys Little Girls) born in Decatur Georgia
16 Mar 1999
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Dominican-Canadian Major League baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays 5x All-Star 2x All-MLB First Team) born in Montreal Quebec